Energy & Environment

Congressman Lamborn has issued the following statement regarding H.R. 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act: “As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water, Power & Oceans, I am pleased to see that this important drought legislation has passed the House. Many in the West have seen first-hand how mismanagement of water infrastructure can devastate communities. This legislation will expand storage options and improve the permitting process to ensure that water is reliable, protected, and s...
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Congressman Lamborn has issued the following statement: “The President has every right to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, and I applaud this decision which keeps the United States from being beholden to an international organization. The Paris Climate Agreement, which was never ratified by the Senate, is a non-binding agreement that has proven expensive to taxpayers without improving environmental practices. I support the sovereignty of the United States on environmental issues, and I...
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Congressman Lamborn, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, has released the following statement regarding his legislation, the Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act, which was passed out of committee today: “This bill is intended to clear up confusion at existing Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs about regulatory permitting. This legislation makes it clear that the Bureau of Reclamation has jurisdiction to oversee pumped storage development when two o...
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Congressman Lamborn has released the following statement in response to the President’s review of monument designations in the West: “The review of the monuments designated under the Antiquities Act is both warranted and necessary. Today’s executive order signifies a shift in power from the federal government to the local communities who support these monuments and deserve to have a voice in the process. As the President and Secretary Zinke review the monuments in Colorado, I urge them to consid...
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Congressman Lamborn released the following statement in response to Secretarial Orders from the Department of Interior: “Just yesterday, the President signed an Executive Order that helps create American jobs and increase energy production. Today, the Department of the Interior took this Executive Order one step further by reviewing Obama-era environmental policies and lifting the Federal Coal Moratorium on our public lands. Around 40% of coal production occurs on public lands. We don’t need sti...
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Congressman Lamborn issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order rescinding environmental rules: “I am pleased that the President is fulfilling his promise to help America become energy independent. With this Executive Order, President Trump has rolled back the Obama Administration’s most harmful environmental regulations—including the Clean Power Plan, which has cost many American jobs and has driven up energy costs for American families. The time is long over...
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Congressman Lamborn released the following statement after voting for H.J. Res 38, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act related to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s Stream Protection Rule. "Today, the House started the process of undoing the most harmful regulations the Obama Administration placed on the American energy sector. Furthermore, these pieces of legislation only require a simple majority to pass the Senate and arrive at the Pres...
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Congressman Lamborn released the following statement in response to the Department of Interior's decision to revoke oil and gas leases in Colorado's White River National Forest: "For 16 years, the BLM has inhibited and encumbered 25 oil and gas leases on Colorado's Western Slope. Each of these leases represents the hope and dream of an entrepreneur, efficient and low-cost energy used by Colorado citizens, and jobs that impact our local economies. Even as he departs, President Obama and his team ...
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Courtesy of the House Committee on Natural Resources. Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on the opportunities and challenges in developing the Mancos Shale of western Colorado, which constitutes the second largest gas reserve in the U.S. behind the Marcellus Shale. A June 2016 report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) found that the Mancos Shale contains more than 66 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, 74 million barrels of shale oil and 45 millio...
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4/4/16 Recently, as part of the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget process, Congressman Doug Lamborn joined dozens of Congressmen in calling for actions to "address the ongoing decline in health of our National Forest System (NFS)." Including "[Shifting] funding toward those accounts that will allow the Forest Service to increase the scale and pace of restoration work in the NFS." Among other things, this request states that "the NFS has been in a state of declining health for more than two decades. Not on...
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